I've been looking for cheap mic activators, and while the klark teknik CT-1 has become extremely scarce in Canada I had to search for other low cost options for a 2 mic setup.
The CM2 has been a perfect fit in my setup and I am endlessly grateful that I didn't think I'd need to spend the 400 on a cloudlifter setup. The gain is loud, clean and gives tons of wiggle room, running a pod mic to a scarlett 2i2.
I have a Cloudlifter and it works great but saw great reviews on this unit and thought I would try it, Works awesome and for the price you can't beat it. I would recommend. Gives a great boost.